I tried that, but there is so much metal in the ground it is impossible to make any sense of it. I admit I am no expert, though. But over 100 years, it's a mess.

Thanks!

Thanks for your post. I haven't been out there in about a year, since I sold my Jeep, but I sure miss it. It is very remote, as I said. Those rail cars that were sitting out there were finally removed within the last few months. They had been sitting stored for 5-10 years.

The question rather answers itself, don't you think?

Ha ha, don't I know you from somewhere?? You could be right, just filled in.

You will!! It has been a summer from Hell here in Phoenix, and it's just not conducive to going out. Something like 57 consequtive days over 110 degrees. Appreciate your comment.

@W7DSY Good deal. My oldest brother is in Mesa, he's been keeping me up with the summer y'all have been dealing with.

The rails were spread and flagged at Agua Caliente Rd. but they recently moved the anode cars that had been sitting stored at Harqua AZ for years to Arlington recently. Also, if you watch my other videos, you will see that several trestles have been burned west of Saddle AZ.

@@W7DSY Interestingly enough I was bored and stumbled across that deadline of flatcars on Google Satellite just yesterday. I had no idea what they were based on the satellite photos but I was going to travel out there to find out myself, so thanks for saving me the trip! I'm really happy to see that more people are talking about the 96' incident and the Phoenix Line itself due to the talk of bringing Amtrak back to Phoenix. I was born in 02' so I wasn't there for Southern Pacific or Amtrak in Phoenix but growing up I always wondered what exactly the SPs tracks looked like. I really hope that the attention you and others keep bringing to the line helps to bolster support to repair it!

Mostly, picked over. I'm trying to remember if there are any poles out there with any insulators left.

If you will notice the rails are rusty, and that's because this leg of the wye is DISCONNECTED at both ends from all live tracks as it has been for a number of years. So I was in no danger.

@W7DSY I admit I was hasty and not familiar with the current current "out of service" wye status. When I was a supervisor working with the tie gang in 1980, the wye was very much in service and thus provoked the comment. Generally, fouling a track is not a safe practice sans proper protection.

@@glennfoster2423 Thank you for your response.

Good point. The tailing piles around all of these mining towns don't support growth either.

Not a bad idea, but they would have to be very thin and very strong

@@W7DSY for regular GM SUV I'm just thinking of some sort of a female adapter that screws onto the end of the stud and then you screw another 6-in stud onto that. But I see what you mean there's very little tolerance in the hole of the rim to pass over the stud

Fascinating! I have been to that site many times, always interested to hear from people who experienced it. I wonder if it has left any PTSD with you...

I have had it for years. It's a spring removal/replacement tool for the springs that hold the brake shoes for drum brakes. Got it at a local parts house. Should be still available everywhere.

I do not think so.

Extremely unlikely

@@W7DSY The rumor has some basis in reality. There is currently ongoing civil litigation involving between Jesse Trentadue and the FBI. One of the exhibits filed in Federal Court is an email exchange between a former FBI agent, Don Jarrett, and former informant, John Matthews, that discusses this connection. Jarret was assigned the derailment case. Personally, I'm on the fence about any connection between the two events.

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Best place to go for this is the facebook page 'BNSF Phoenix Subdivision (Peavine)'. That will keep you up to speed. My guess is for BNSF about 4, and for the A&C, 2/day. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much! Much appreciated!

Thanks for that information. Always glad to have additional input for my videos.

I hope to get down there again before it gets too hot. Might do a Chapter 3. There's lots more to do.

@@W7DSY You may run into Bob Bose Bell from "True West" magazine. He does a lot of poking around down there chasing down historical stories about characters like Wyatt Earp, old man Clanton and Doc Holliday.

Thanks. Every time I look at that map in Myrick's book I come away thinking, "Wait. I missed this or that..." and have to go reread the section.

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Thanks. I remember you commented on the first Fairbank video.

Thanks Sean. I bled for that one! Lotsa stickers out there, and short sleeves.

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Thank you very much!

Good question. I have often wondered whether those responsible watched "the show" as it happened. Good comment.

Well, if you ever get out that way again and can check them out there could still be clues up there. The desert has a way of preserving things.@@W7DSY

It was reported that a passenger and a crew member spotted someone of unknown gender looking down on the crash about 100 yards from the site. The person was wearing a cowboy hat. The person turned around and walked south. The person is unidentified.

3" lift by Iron Rock. 6 cyl, but I sold it about a year ago. Too expensive to maintain.

Not sure conduit will be strong enough, but that would depend upon how heavy the tire is. The tire on my truck was plenty heavy.

Well over 1 hour.

Thanks Steven. It was a beautiful morning down there in the desert.

You're right! For some reason, my video program uploaded with another description, and I ended up with this vid and the description from another video. Happened once before. I'll fix it.

That's good information. I have talked to people who supposedly who are in the know who have no clue where the turntable was. I appreciate your input.

Thanks for your comments!

A shame those parked rail flats are still out there.

The remains were still there at the time of my visit! Well worth the hike around the tunnel to see it.